1. IBM POWER7® Systems Express Family Quick Reference Guide
August 2010
BladeCenter® BladeCenter BladeCenter Power® 710 Power 720 Power 730 Power 740 Power 750
PS700 Express PS701 Express PS702 Express Express Express Express Express Express
(8406-70Y) (8406-71Y) (8406-71Y*) (8231-E2B) (8202-E4B) (8231-E2B) (8205-E6B) (8233-E8B)
Blade Server / Blade Server / Blade Server / 4U, 19” rack 4U, 19” rack
System package 2U, 19” rack 2U, 19” rack 4U, 19” rack
BladeCenter BladeCenter BladeCenter or tower or tower
# of processor sockets 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 or 2 1, 2, 3, 4
3.0 GHz (4-core) 3.3 GHz (4-core) 3.0 GHz (8-core)
3.0 GHz (4-core) 3.0 GHz (4-core) 8 4, 8 8, 16, 24, 32
4 4 3.7 GHz (4-core) 3.7 GHz (4-core) 3.3 GHz (6-core)
Processor Options
3.7 GHz (6-core) 3.0 GHz (6-core) 8 4, 8 6, 12, 18, 24
- GHz (cores/socket) 3.0 GHz (4-core) 3.0 GHz (8-core) 3.0 GHz (8-core)
6 6 3.7 GHz (6-core) 3.7 GHz (6-core) 3.3 GHz (8-core)
- # of cores 4 8 16
3.55 GHz (8-core) 3.0 GHz (8-core) 12 6, 12 8, 16, 24, 32
8 8 3.55 GHz (8-core) 3.55 GHz (8-core) 3.55 GHz (8-core)
16 16 8, 16, 24, 32
4-core
Min - max. memory 8 - 64 GB 16 - 128 GB 32 - 256 GB 8 – 64 GB (1066) 8 - 128 GB 8 - 256 GB 8 – 512 GB
8 - 64 GB (1066)
(clock freq MHz) (1066) (1066) (1066) 6- or 8-core (1066) (1066) (1066)
8 – 128 GB (1066)
Max CEC disk bays /
2 / 1.2 TB 1 / 600 GB 2 / 1.2 TB 6 / 1.8 TB 8 / 2.4 TB 6 / 1.8 TB 8 / 2.4 TB 8 / 2.4 TB
TB storage
Expansion Cards Expansion Cards Expansion Cards
Max CEC 4 PCIe + 4 PCIe + 3 PCIe and
1 PCIe CIOv 1 PCIe CIOv 2 PCIe CIOv 4 PCIe LP 4 PCIe LP
PCI slots 4 PCIe LP (opt.) 4 PCIe LP (opt.) 2 PCI-X DDR
1 PCIe CFFh 1 PCIe CFFh 2 PCIe CFFh
1 1 socket
1 GX++
1 GX++ 1 GX+
Max GX adapter slots N/A N/A N/A (6- or 8-core 2 GX++ 2 GX++ 1
2 or more sockets
systems only)
1 GX++ and 1 GX+
Max 12X I/O PCIe
N/A N/A N/A N/A 22 N/A 4 4
drwrs
Max 12X I/O PCI-X 2
N/A N/A N/A N/A 4 N/A 8 8
drwrs
Max disk bays w/ I/O 2 + 12 bays if 1 + 12 bays if 2 + 12 bays if
102 380 102 416 584
drawers BladeCenter S BladeCenter S BladeCenter S
Max PCI slots w/ 12X 4 PCIe and 4 PCIe and 1 PCIe and
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
PCI-X I/O drawers 24 PCI-X DDR 48 PCI-X DDR 50 PCI-X DDR
Max PCI slots w/ 12X 41 PCIe and
N/A N/A N/A N/A 24 PCIe N/A 44 PCIe
PCIe I/O drawers 2 PCI-X DDR
AIX® rPerf Ranges 45.13 81.24 154.36 45.13 – 91.96 45.13 – 81.24 86.66 – 176.57 48.33 – 176.57 81.24 – 331.06
IBM i CPW Ranges 21,100 42,100 76,300 23,800 – 51,800 23,800 – 46,300 44,600 – 97,700 25,500 – 97,700 44,600 – 181,000
Capacity on Demand
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
options
3-yr 9x5, next 3-yr 9x5, next 3-yr 9x5, next 3-yr 9x5, next 3-yr 9x5, next 3-yr 9x5, next 3-yr 9x5, next 1-yr 9x5, next
Warranty
business day business day business day business day business day business day business day business day
3
Max partitions (10/core) 40 80 160 80 80 160 160 160 – 240/320
6.1.1, 7.1 6.1.1, 7.1
6.1.1, 7.1 6.1.1, 7.1 6.1.1, 7.1 6.1.1, 7.1 6.1.1, 7.1 6.1.1, 7.1
IBM i level & tier Small -P05 (4-core) Small -P05 (4-core)
Small – P05 Small – P10 Small – P10 Small – P20 Small – P20 Small - P20
P10 (6- or 8-core) P10 (6- or 8-core)
5.3, 6.1, 7.1 5.3, 6.1, 7.1 5.3, 6.1, 7.1 5.3, 6.1, 7.1 5.3, 6.1, 7.1 5.3, 6.1, 7.1 5.3, 6.1, 7.1 5.3, 6.1, 7.1
AIX level & group
Small Small Small Small Small Small Small Small
SLES 10 SP3 SLES 10 SP3 SLES 10 SP3 SLES 10 SP3 SLES 10 SP3 SLES 10 SP3 SLES 10 SP3 SLES 10 SP3
Linux support SLES 11 SP1 SLES 11 SP1 SLES 11 SP1 SLES 11 SP1 SLES 11 SP1 SLES 11 SP1 SLES 11 SP1 SLES 11
RHEL 5.5 RHEL 5.5 RHEL 5.5 RHEL 5.5 RHEL 5.5 RHEL 5.5 RHEL 5.5 RHEL 5.5
PowerVM™ Express Optional Optional Optional Optional Optional Optional Optional Optional
PowerVM Standard Optional Optional Optional Optional Optional Optional Optional Optional
PowerVM Enterprise Optional Optional Optional Optional Optional Optional Optional Optional
Systems Director
Included 4 Included 4 Included 4 Included 4 Included 4 Included 4 Included 4 Included 4
Express (w/VMControl)
Systems Director
Standard Optional Optional Optional Optional Optional Optional Optional Optional
(w/VMControl)
Systems Director
Enterprise Optional Optional Optional Optional Optional Optional Optional Optional
(w/VMControl)
* With feature code 8358
1 The GX++ slot on the Power 720 Express server and the second GX++ slot on the Power 740 Express server are not available if the optional four PCIe low profile slots are used.
2 Not supported on 4-core Power 720 Express configurations.
3 IBM Statement of Direction to increase the maximum number of Micro-Partitions to 320 on the Power 750 Express server.
4 If client accepts Systems Director Express Edition at no additional charge, a software maintenance charge will apply to each processor core of the server.

2. IBM POWER7® Systems Family Quick Reference Guide
August 2010
Power 755 Power 770 Power 780 Power 795
(8236-E8C) (9117-MMB) (9179-MHB) (9119-FHB)
4U / node, 19” rack 4U / node, 19” rack 24” system frame
System package 4U, 19” rack
(1 – 4 nodes) (1 - 4 nodes) (1 - 8 processor books)
# of processor sockets 4 2, 4, 6, 8 2, 4, 6, 8 4 – 32
3.7 GHz (6-core)
3.1 GHz (8-core) 3.86 GHz (8-core) 6 - 192
Processor Options
4 - 64 4 - 64 4.0 GHz (8-core)
- GHz (cores/socket) 3.3 GHz (8-core) 1
3.5 GHz (6-core) 4.14 GHz (4-core) 8 - 256
- # of cores 32
4 - 48 4 - 32 4.25 GHz (4-core) 2
24 – 128
Min - max. memory 128 – 256 GB 32 GB – 2 TB 32 GB – 2 TB 32 GB – 8 TB
(clock freq MHz) (1066) (1066) (1066) (1066)
Max CEC disk bays / Max per node 6 / 1.8 TB Max per node 6 / 1.8 TB
8 / 2.4 TB Use I/O drawers
TB storage Max per sys 24 / 7.2 TB Max per sys 24 / 7.2 TB
Max CEC 3 PCIe and 6 PCIe per node 6 PCIe per node
Use I/O drawers
PCI slots 2 PCI-X DDR 24 per system 24 per system
2 GX++ per node 2 GX++ per node 4 GX++ per proc. book
Max GX adapter slots 1 GX++
Max per system = 8 Max per system = 8 Max per system = 32
Max 12X I/O PCIe
0 16 16 32
drwrs
Max 12X I/O PCI-X
0 32 32 32
drwrs
Max disk bays w/ I/O
164 1320 1320 3052
drawers
Max PCI slots w/ 12X 3 PCIe and 24 PCIe and 24 PCIe and
640
PCI-X I/O drawers 2 PCI-X DDR 192 PCI-X DDR 192 PCI-X DDR
Max PCI slots w/ 12X 3 PCIe and
184 PCIe 184 PCIe 640
PCIe I/O drawers 2 PCI-X DDR
AIX® rPerf Ranges N/A 140.75 – 579.39 115.86 – 685.09 273.51 – 2978.16
IBM i CPW Ranges N/A 73,100 – 292,700 57,450 – 343,050 149,100 and up 3
Capacity on Demand CUoD, On/Off, Utility, CUoD, On/Off, Utility, CUoD, On/Off, Utility,
N/A
options Trial Trial Trial
1-yr 9x5, next 1-yr 9x5, next business 1-yr 24x7, 1-yr 24x7,
Warranty
business day day same day same day
Max partitions (10/core) 32 (DLPAR Only) 254 - 480/640 4 254 - 640 4 254 - 1000 4
6.1.1, 7.1 6.1.1, 7.1 6.1.1, 7.1
IBM i level & tier N/A
Medium - P30 Large - P50 Large - P50
5.3, 6.1, 7.1 5.3, 6.1, 7.1 5.3, 6.1, 7.1 5.3, 6.1, 7.1
AIX level & group
Small Medium Large Large
SLES 10 SP3 SLES 10 SP3 SLES 10 SP3 SLES 10 SP3
Linux support SLES 11 SLES 11 SLES 11 SLES 11 SP1
RHEL 5.5 RHEL 5.5 RHEL 5.5 RHEL 5.5
PowerVM™ Express N/A N/A N/A N/A
PowerVM Standard N/A Optional Optional Optional
PowerVM Enterprise N/A Optional Optional Optional
Systems Director 5 5 5 5
Included Included Included Included
Express (w/VMControl)
Systems Director
Standard Optional Optional Optional Optional
(w/VMControl)
Systems Director
Enterprise Optional Optional Optional Optional
(w/VMControl)
1 Each Power 780 3.86 GHz processor card has two sockets, with each socket having eight POWER7 processor cores. If run in optional TurboCore mode at 4.14 GHz, only half the cores in
each socket are available.
2 Each Power 795 4.0 GHz processor book has four sockets, with each socket having eight POWER7 processor cores. If run in optional TurboCore mode at 4.25 GHz, half the cores in each
socket are available.
3 CPW value shown for a 24-core 3.7 GHz configuration . Use IBM Systems Workload Estimator at http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/tools/estimator to configure larger systems.
4 IBM Statement of Direction to increase the maximum number of Micro-Partitions to 640 on Power 770 and 780 servers and to 1000 on the Power 795 server.
5 If client accepts Systems Director Express Edition at no additional charge, a software maintenance charge will apply to each processor core of the server.

3. BlaceCenter
Power 710 Power 720 Power 730 Power 740 Power 750
RAS Features PS700, PS701 Power 755 Power 770 Power 780 Power 795
Express Express Express Express Express
and PS702
Std
Redundant / Hot Swap Fans & Blowers Std Std Std Std Std Std Std Std Std
in chassis
Hot Swap Disk Bays / Media N/A Std Std Std Std Std Std Std Std Std
Hot Swap PCI Adapters N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Std Std Std Std Std
Concurrent Firmware Update Std Std Std Std Std Std Std Std Std Std
Std
Redundant / Hot Swap Power Supplies Opt Opt Std Std Std Std Std Std Std
in chassis
Dual disk controllers (split backplane for
N/A N/A Opt N/A Opt Opt N/A Std Std Std
AIX)
Processor Instruction Retry / Alternate
Std Std Std Std Std Std Std Std Std Std
Processor Recovery
Storage Keys (AIX only) Std Std Std Std Std Std Std Std Std Std
PowerVM Live Partition Mobility/Live
Opt Opt Opt Opt Opt Opt N/A Opt Opt Opt
Application Mobility1
PowerVM Active Memory™ Sharing2 Opt Opt Opt Opt Opt Opt N/A Opt Opt Opt
Redundant Service Processors N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Std3 Std3 Std
Redundant System Clocks N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Std3 Std3 Std
Redundant / Hot Swap Power Regulators N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Std Std Std
Dynamic Processor Sparing N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Opt Opt Opt
Memory Sparing N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Opt Opt Opt
5
Hot GX Adapter Add and Cold Repair N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Std Std Std
3 3
Cold-node Repair Hot-swap Blades N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Std Std Std
Hot-Node Add, Hot-Node Repair, Memory
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Std3,4 Std3,4 Std 5
Upgrade
Dynamic System Clock Failover N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Std3 Std3 Std
Chipkill Memory with Dynamic Bit Steering Std Std Std Std Std Std Std Std Std Std
Active Memory Mirroring for Hypervisor N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Std
1 Live Partition Mobility/Live Application Mobility is not supported on IBM i.
2 Active Memory Sharing requires AIX 6.1 TL3, IBM i 6.1 or SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 for Power, or later.
3 Requires two or more nodes.
4 Hot-Node Add, Hot-Node Repair and Memory Upgrade on the Power 770 and Power 780 servers are planned for availability November 19, 2010.
5 Hot GX repair, Hot-Node Add, Hot-Node Repair and Memory Upgrade on the Power 795 server are planned for availability April 30, 2011.
See the Power Systems™ Facts and Features document for POWER7 servers (POB03022-USEN-00) for more detailed information
For more benchmark results, see http://www.ibm.com/systems/power/hardware/reports/system_perf.html
The IBM Power Systems home page on the Internet can be found at: ibm.com/systems/power/
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